Magnitude 4.4 aftershock jolts Quezon province
Aftershocks continue to rock San Francisco town in Quezon province with up to magnitude 4.4 quake recorded on Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In the latest earthquake information bulletin of Phivolcs, it said that the magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 20 kilometers southwest of the municipality of Bayabas at 8:05 a.m.
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The tremor had a depth of one kilometer and was tectonic in origin, meaning it was caused by ground shaking primarily due to the sudden movement in the Earth's plates, Phivolcs said.
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According to Phivolcs, the quake was felt with a maximum intensity of Intensity III or "weak shaking" in the towns of San Francisco and Mulanay.
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It was also "slightly felt" at Intensity II in Lucena City, while Intensity I or a "scarcely perceptible" shaking was recorded in the municipality of Gumaca.
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The state seismology bureau said the quake was among the aftershocks that have been recorded after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolted the same town on Christmas Day last year.
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No damage, as well as aftershocks, are expected from the earthquake, Phivolcs added.
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